High frequency heating device with steam generating function

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to achieve a high frequency heating apparatus having a steam generating function that can implement simplification and miniaturization of the construction of a steam supply mechanism by omitting dedicated pump means for supplying water of a water tank. In a high frequency heating apparatus having a steam generating function (100), a steam supply mechanism (7) for supplying heating steam into a heating chamber (3) is constructed by a water tank (21) detachably equipped to the main body of the apparatus, water supply trays 825), (25) mounted in the heating chamber (3), heating means (27), (27) for vaporizing water on the water supply trays (25), (25) by heating the water supply trays (25), (25), and water supply paths (29), (29) for leading water in the water tank (21) through heating areas based on the heating means (27), (27) to the water supply trays (25), (25), and the water in the water tank (21) is supplied to the water supply trays (25), (25) by using thermal expansion of water in the water supply paths (29), (29) which is caused by the heat generated in the heating means (27), (27).

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a high frequency heating apparatus equipped with high frequency generating means for outputting a high frequency wave into a heating chamber in which a heating target to be heated is accommodated and a steam supply mechanism for supplying steam into the heating chamber, and supplying at least one of the high frequency wave and the steam into the heating chamber to conducting a heating treatment on the heating target, and particularly to an improvement of implementing simplification and miniaturization of the construction of the steam supply mechanism. BACKGROUND ART [0002] A high frequency heating apparatus having a high frequency wave generating means for outputting a high frequency wave into a heating chamber in which a heating target to be heated is accommodated can efficiently heat the heating target in the heating chamber in a short time, and thus it has become rapidly widespread as a microwave oven which is a cooling inst...

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Benefits of technology

[0012] Accordingly, the construction of the steam supply mechanism can be simplified and miniaturized by omitting the dedicated pump means.

[0026] Furthermore, in order to attain the above object, a high frequency heating apparatus having a steam generating function according to claim 6 is characterized in that in the high frequency heating apparatus having the steam generating function according to claims 1 to 5, the steam supply mechanism is provided with a waterproof valve for preventing water leakage at each of the water tank side of the detachably-equipped water tank and the base end side of the water supply path.

Problems solved by technology

However, only the heating based on the high frequency heating limits the range of cooling or the like, and thus it has been inconvenient.

The steam supply mechanism of the conventional high frequency heating apparatus is designed to be equipped with a water tank detachably secured to the main body of the apparatus, a water supply tray mounted in the heating chamber, heating means for heating the water supply tray and vaporizing water on the water supply tray, and dedicated pump means for supplying water in the water tank to the water supply tray, and the equipment of the pump means causes a problem that the construction of the apparatus is complicated and large in size.

Furthermore, in the conventional steam supply mechanism using the dedicated pump means, in order to control the supply amount of steam to the heating chamber, it is required to control the supply amount based on the pump means simultaneously with temperature control of the heating means, and thus there is a problem that the control treatment needed for the supply amount control of steam is complicated.

Therefore, there is also a problem that the temperature of the water supplied to the water supply tray is low and it takes a long time to heat the water supply tray and generate steam by the heating means.

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